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Published in: Home: NewsMeet the young Nigerians campaigning to end English-language discrimination
English is widely spoken in Nigeria, but many of its citizens must take an expensive test if they want to live or...
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Published in: 50.50: ReviewFilm tells forgotten stories of Ghanaian women’s fight for freedom
A new documentary, ‘When Women Speak’, weaves back into history the roles of women in Ghana’s struggle before and...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureLGBTIQ students kicked out of school in East Africa are fighting back
Homophobia, religion and the legacy of colonialism are hurting gay and lesbian school students in Kenya and Uganda –...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsUS conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda
Revealed: US Christian legal organisation and a Texas-based think tank are among those promoting anti-lockdown and...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisSudan’s revolution enters its second phase: disrupting the state
Resistance committees are mobilising at grassroots level to bring about a fundamental transformation of the state
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Published in: 50.50: NewsGoogle, Facebook and Amazon turn blind eye to anti-gay disinformation
Revealed: Tech companies are doing little to stop propaganda about ‘conversion therapy’, especially in non-English languages
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Published in: 50.50: ExplainerWe exposed ‘conversion therapy’, ‘abortion pill reversal’ and hate groups fundraising on Amazon – and much more
This is why feminist investigative journalism matters
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Published in: ourEconomy: Interview'Oil companies owe a debt to the lives destroyed'
In this interview, Ken Henshaw explains why Nigerians are demanding reparations for over 60 years of Shell oil extraction
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Published in: Home: OpinionVaccinate the world
If we believe in democracy, economic success or basic survival, the world’s media must send the message loud and clear
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Published in: 50.50: Feature5 inspiring acts of feminist resistance in 2021
Time to celebrate! Here’s how women have made a difference across the world this year
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Published in: Home: AnalysisWhile the West focused on Afghanistan, ISIS gained ground in Iraq and beyond
For jihadist groups, recruiting new adherents – primarily young men with few prospects – appears to be almost as...
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureKenyan sex workers demand recognition of their rights amid violence and murder
As the 2012 murder of Agnes Wanjiru captures global attention, Kenyan sex workers renew calls for decriminalisation...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill it take a COVID strain deadlier than Omicron to wake up world leaders?
The WHO had warned that worldwide vaccination was vital to ward off new variants, yet here we are. Blame the latest...
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Published in: Home: OpinionVaccine apartheid is prolonging COVID – not vaccine hesitancy
There’s a colonial tendency to portray people in Africa as anti-science and averse to progress, when the real...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWomen have always been at the forefront of Sudanese resistance
A military coup carried out last month threatens to roll back the gains made in the 2019 revolution that overthrew...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCOP26 focused on long-term climate goals. But what does this decade hold?
Change must happen before 2030 to avoid disaster. Despite the disappointment around Glasgow, climate science and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisWhy the UK Left is wrong to be so dismissive of non-violent struggle
It’s become fashionable to dismiss peaceful forms of resistance to injustice – but the evidence suggests they should...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery: FeatureIs school the solution to child labour? Not everywhere, and not for all children
Ask children in West Africa why they work, and many will say ‘to get an education’. That should make you pause.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionIn Sudan’s new revolt, women and youth will not settle for less than full civilian rule
The Sudanese people have made up their mind to defy the 25 October coup, and there is no way back
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAs a Christian Ghanaian woman, I’m appalled by the proposed anti-LGBTIQ law
It would be a tragedy if Ghana passes a bill that restricts our ability to embrace one another – ideologically or physically